Look back at Cardiff: today we take a look back at Canton

We take a look back at some of the images from our archives of our Cardiff suburbs

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Look back at Cardiff: today we take a look back at Canton

FANTASTIC IDEA: Staff at the flooded-out Tesco supermarket in Canton, Cardiff, find a novel way to keep their feet dry as they arrive for work and the big clean up, December 1979 (Image: Media Wales)

We take a look back at some of the images from our archives of our Cardiff suburbs.

These bygone pictures show old houses, schools and shops – some of which are no longer standing. A snapshot in time of a still-thriving community.

Today we take a look back at Canton.

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A tram travels along Cowbridge Road near Market Road in Canton. Far left is the old CantonPoliceStation whilst behind the tram is Canton library and the Corporation Public House - circa 1910 (Image: Media Wales)
Damage to houses in Canton, Cardiff, Circa 1941(Image: Media Wales)
Police with a boat in the floodwater move along Cowbridge Road, Canton, Cardiff, December 1979 ( Image: Media Wales)

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Canton Police Station, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff as it was in 1968 ( Image: Media Wales)

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